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I spend a lot of time customizing my OS X. If my computer breaks, can I use the whole system in another machine?

I spend lots of time customizing my OS X. That includes lots of VIM customizations, folders, changing the keyboard layout, playing with system variables and so on. I probably do not even remember how ...
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How can I edit file permissions (e.g. make script files executable) from within Sublime Text 2?

When writing e.g. shell scripts, I want to change their permissions (primarily the executable permission) from within Sublime Text 2. How can I accomplish that?
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How do I change the color of application windows in OSX? (the grey bits)

Just wondering how difficult it would be to change the grey color on application windows in OSX to a different color for each application? I have tried an app called CrystalClear Interface that meant ...
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How can I remap control+e to escape+control+e in iTerm2?

I have set up a few custom keyboard shortcuts in iTerm2 to easily move the cursor around with the arrow keys, but now I'd like to remap control+e to be escape, control+e because bash 4.2 no longer ...
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how to customize an icon for a usb stick on mac and automount a dmg file?

I want to make a custom icon to a usb stick on mac and show that instead of the ugly blank icon that exists by default as I have to compile a presentation I want the users to be able to quick access ...
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Is there a way to the run the Python 3.2 interpreter inside Emacs 24?

I'm using a nightly build of Emacs.app 24 from Emacs For OS X on OS X 10.7. After loading in my foo.py script everything works fine, except when I click "Start interpreter" from the menu bar Emacs ...
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How can I make OS X Stickies *custom* colors?

OS X Stickies lets you change the background color of a stickie note to any of six colors. How can I select a different, custom color for my notes? I don't see any preferences that allow me to do ...
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How can I always open certain URLs/domains in certain browsers?

My main browser is Firefox, so I want most URLs to open there when I've clicked on them from Thunderbird. But I want to look at Google+ in Chrome, where it's faster; likewise a few other ...
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How can I remove the Dock in Mac OS X?

Does anyone know how to remove the Dock in Mac OS X? I was also wondering if I could move that bar to the right side of the screen.
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How to customize bash to add a system “bell” to all command-line questions (readlines)?

How can I customize bash to add a system “bell” whenever a readline (prompt user for input) is requested? Running (upgraded) bash 4.1.0 on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
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Pin the Dock to the top or disable it

I wonder if it is possible to pin the Mac OS X Dock to the top in Snow Leopard? I see lets of ideas on how to do this when I google for it, and Secrets (the tweaking app) also provide it as an option, ...
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Program to customize mouse buttons?

I have a Logitech M510 wireless mouse and am on a Mac. Right now I can assign different actions to the 2 thumb buttons through the Logitech control panel. What I want to do is have mouse button combos ...
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Curly Braces annoyance in Windows 7 on MacBook

I'm just starting out writing C# in MS Visual Studio on a Win 7 partition on my MacBook Pro. Thing is, as a Java programmer I'm used to pressing Alt + Shift + 8/9 (in OSX) to make curly braces. In Win ...
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Can I Change the Speed of Slideshows in OS X?

Is there any way I can change the rate in which OS X progresses through images in a slideshow, particularly in Preview?
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Is there an MacOS 9 skin for Mac OS X?

If it makes a difference, I'm running 10.5. I've been looking for quite some time but I can't really seem to find anything... Any help is appreciated :) Edit I'm not necessarily looking for ...
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Snow leopard skinning tools

What are the skinning tools available for the Snow Leopard ? Mostly, i'm interested on skinning the windows, menus and other elements I only know ShapeShifter, but it is old now ...
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Is there a way to hide Terminal.app's credentials (prompt text)?

I lose too many columns in my terminal because of the credentials ( Victor-Rodriguess-MacBook-Pro:~ victorrodrigues$ ). Could I shrink this? The only information I see as really needed sometimes for ...